CONTENTS. 



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The water-snake : one remedy. The hydrus : one remedy. 



The mullet : one remedy. The pelamis : three remedies . . 44 



34. Remedies for inflamed tumours, and for diseases of the gene- 



rative organs. The scia3na : one remedy. The perch : four 

 remedies. The squatina : three remedies. The smaris : 

 three remedies . , . . . . . . . . . . ih. 



35. Remedies for incontinence of urine. The ophidion: one 



remedy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 



36. Remedies for gout, and for pains in the feet. The beaver; 



four remedies. Bryon : one remedy . . . . . . ib. 



37- Remedies for epilepsy . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 



38. Remedies for fevers. The fish called asellus : one remedy. 



The phagrus : one remedy. The balaena : one remedy .. ib. 



39. Remedies for lethargy, cachexy, iind dropsy .. .. .. 49 



40. Remedies for burns and for erysipelas . . . . . . ib. 



41. Remedies for diseases of the sinews .. .. .. .. 50 



42. Methods of arresting haemorrhage and of letting blood. The 



polyp: one remedy .. .. .. .. .. .. ib. 



43. Methods of extracting foreign bodies from the flesh ., .. 51 



44. Remedies for ulcers, carcinomata, and carbuncles . . . . 52 



45. Remedies for warts, and for malformed nails. The glanis: 



one remedy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 



46. Remedies for female diseases. The glauciscus : one remedy . . ib. 

 Al . Methods of removing superfluous hair. Depilatories .. 55 



48. Remedies for the diseases of in flints .. .. .. .. 56 



49. ]\Iethods of preventing intoxiciition. The fish called rubellio ; 



one remedy. The eel : one remedy. The grape-fish : one 

 remedy . . .... . . . . . . . . 57 



50. Antaphrodisiacs and aphrodisiacs. The hippopotamus : one 



remedy. The crocodile : one remedy . . . . . . ih. 



51. Remedies for the diseases of animals .. .. .. .. ih. 



52. Otlier aquatic productions. Adarca or calamochnos : three 



remedies. Reeds : eight remedies. The ink of the saepia 58 

 63. The names of all the animals that exist in the sea, one hundred 



and seventy-six in number . . . . . . . . . . 59 



54. Additional names of fishes found in the poem of Ovid .. 65 



BOOK XXXIII. 



THE NATURAL HISTORY OF METALS. 



1. Metals 68 



2. Gold 69 



3. What was the first recommendation of gold .. .. .. 71 



4. The origin of gold rings .. .. .. ..--.. ib. 



5. The quantity of gold possessed by the ancients .. ,, 75 



6. The right of wearing gold rings .. .. .. .. 76 



7. The decuries of the judges .. .» 82 



